English Explanatory Dictionary

Porcellian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the Porcellian Club, a final club at Harvard University.
noun
  1. A member of the Porcellian Club.

Word forms

Porcellian more Porcellian most Porcellian Porcellians

Etymology

From Latin porcellus (“piglet”) + -ian after the dinners of roasted pig that the club originally held.

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